Baylor at Kansas College Basketball Picks: The No. 3 ranked Kansas Jayhawks mens basketball team will attempt to hold off the No. 25 Kansas Jayhawks in Allen Fieldhouse with tipoff set for 8 pm ET. The game will be televised on ESPN2. In the last meeting between the schools, Baylor snapped an eight-game losing streak to Kansas with a 71-64 win March 12, 2009, over the 14th-ranked Jayhawks in the 2009 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Quarterfinals in Oklahoma City, Okla.
College basketball oddsmakers at online sportsbook SPORTSBETTING.com have installed the Jayhawks as 14-chalk favorites with a 148 total. Moneyline odds are OFF the SPORTSBETTING.com board.
Wednesday's game will feature the Big 12's top two teams in field goal percentage (Kansas (.502), Baylor (.499) and fieldgoal percentage defense Kansas (.355), Baylor (.360).
Kansas has the nation’s longest home court winning streak at 52 games. The Jayhawks average 85.2 points per game and give up 60.7 ppg for a +24.5 scoring margin. The Jayhawks have won 10 games this season by 25 or more points and eight by 30 points or more.
Baylor is 14-2 on the season and 2-1 in Big 12 play. Coached by Scott Drew, who is 95-97 in his seventh season at Baylor, the Bears have a 3-1 road record in 2009-10. Baylor leads the Big 12 in rebound margin at +11.4 and blocked shots at 7.6 per game and is second in rebound average at 43, field goal percentage at 49.9 and field goal percentage defense at 36. Baylor averages 7.9 three-point field goals per game. Junior guard LaceDarius Dunn leads Baylor and is third in the Big 12 in scoring at 19.1 points per game.
College Basketball Picks: We like Baylor to cover as a double-digit underdog.
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